On the brink : language, time, history, and politics /
On the Brink begins with a consideration of Kant's treatment of time as representation and of Hegel's treatment of the writing of history and the end of art, all while taking up other key figures in the history of philosophy. The book then moves to an exploration of language in a variety o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Rowman & Littlefield International,
[2020]
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| Series: | Philosophical projections.
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| Summary: | On the Brink begins with a consideration of Kant's treatment of time as representation and of Hegel's treatment of the writing of history and the end of art, all while taking up other key figures in the history of philosophy. The book then moves to an exploration of language in a variety of manifestations, from translation to complaint and greeting. It concludes by analyzing political and social questions that continue to haunt us today, the conception of work, not least in National Socialism, and our relationship to democracy. Taken together, Werner Hamacher's essays offer trenchant historical, political and rhetorical interventions into the history of philosophy, literature and our contemporary political situation. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 232 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1786603926 9781786603920 1786603918 9781786603913 |